Total 286 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery; replenishes stock inventory; interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels;
• Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures.
• Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies;
• Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates;
• Monitors and controls critical supplies;
• Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment;
• Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock;
• Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems;
• Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition;
• Completes specialty cart preparation;
• Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles; and
• Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area.

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery; replenishes stock inventory; interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels;
• Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment, and procedures.
• Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies;
• Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates;
• Monitors and controls critical supplies;
• Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment;
• Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock;
• Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems;
• Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition;
• Completes specialty cart preparation;
• Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles; and
• Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area.

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

As the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse, you will provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to ill and injured veterans. You will need to possess good organizational skills which enable completion of work, a demonstrated ability to assume leadership in a patient centered program, and the ability to establish effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Document observations, changes, and assessments in the critically ill adult.
• Monitor all hemodynamics for ICU patients and telemetry for acute care patients.
• Collaborate with health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcome.
• Serves as a resource to other nursing units throughout the facility.
• Functions as a leader on the facility's emergency medical response teams.
• Provide a full range of nursing care to critically ill patients with a variety of physical and/or behavior problems.
• Accountable for meeting and maintaining the qualification standards, educational requirements, and functional statements of assigned grade.

Major Duties

• The incumbent assists the C&P Manager/Analyst in developing short- and long-term goals necessary to accomplish the mission of the C&P program.
• Assists in identifying the resources necessary for accomplishing the mission and function of the credentials and privileging program. Serves as SME in the field of credentials and clinical privileging.
• Keeps leadership and appropriate administrative staff informed of program changes, new regulatory requirements, and policies and procedures pertaining to the C&P process.
• Assists C&P Manager/Analyst in drafting local credentialing processes and Medical Staff Bylaws in compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Receives and reviews correspondence and communications for the C&P function and determines which items require immediate attention and which are confidential in nature.
• Receives and reviews VetPro reports detecting problem areas requiring further investigation. Upon identification of a problem, researches reference materials, regulations, and standards to identify appropriate action necessary to correct the problem.
• Issues of a serious nature are elevated to the supervisor for guidance.
• Ensures accurate provider data is entered into and maintained in the VetPro computer program.
• Ensures current information is present on providers relative to state licensure, Drug Enforcement Organization (DEA) license, National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Continuous Query (CQ) enrollments and renewals, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), documentation of professional education, specialty medical training, certifications, adverse licensure or privileging actions, initial and renewal of privileges which may affect the status of privileges granted for medical practice.
• Informs C&P Manager/Analyst of trends identified, audit results and identified problems that may affect a provider's privilege status.
• Manages provider applications (initial and renewals) for LIPs C&P within the VAMC.
• Incumbent must have a broad knowledge of medical specialties and core privileges and is the technical advisor to clinical leadership for the development of department specific privileges and assures that complete documentation is available to support privileges granted to providers within their training and/or experience.

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Duties include:

• Nursing assistant assists OR nursing staff with patient transport pre- and post-operatively to various areas within the hospital including ED, wards, critical care units, clinics, diagnostic and treatment areas.
• Nursing assistant performs PACU duties when assigned to that area.
• Nursing assistant performs surgical site hair removal pre-operatively using facility approved hair removal devices.
• Nursing assistant assists in providing messenger type activities and other ancillary support activities for the OR nursing staff including:
• Delivering specimens to the labs; o Delivering equipment/supplies to/from other departments;
• Delivering patients' belongings;
• Checking the blanket/fluid warmer and stocking it up as needed;
• Restocking the OR suite with linens and pillows;
• Locating the stretchers and bringing them back to the OR/PACU areas.
• Transporting the OR/PACU equipment to and from storage areas;
• Maintaining environmental safety by organizing the OR areas and hallways to keep them clutter-free.
• Nursing assistant assists in getting the OR suite ready for the next day by restocking, organizing equipment, and making surgical beds.
• Nursing assistant assists in getting the OR areas ready for the next day by restocking, organizing equipment, making stretchers and placing them in designated areas.
• Nursing assistant must wear personal protective equipment when interacting with the patients.
• Nursing assistant must comply with infection control policies/procedures.
• Nursing assistant must comply with HIPAA and information security policies/procedures.
• Nursing assistant must report all incidents and/or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
• Nursing assistant must treat all patients, visitors, employees, and volunteers with respect, understand the mission and vision of the Charles George VA Medical Center, and uphold organizational core values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• Nursing assistant performs other direct and indirect patient-care related tasks as assigned by the Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, and charge nurse.

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Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides clinical pharmacotherapy and consultative services in the incombents primary assignment area(s) and other areas as designated by the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Supervisor, Associate Chief of Pharmacy Service, and the Chief of Pharmacy Service.
• Provide comprehensive medication management through multiple modalities of care to meet Veteran, service and assigned area needs, including, face to face, telephone, telehealth (CVT, CCHT, video) visits and shared medical appointments (SMAs) as designated by the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Supervisor, Associate Chief of Pharmacy Service, and the Chief of Pharmacy Service.
• Meets bookability and direct patient care requirements as set by the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Supervisor, Associate Chief of Pharmacy Service, and the Chief of Pharmacy Service.
• Adheres to scheduling requirements as set by the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Supervisor, Associate Chief of Pharmacy Service, and the Chief of Pharmacy Service.
• Provides care only in accordance with active scope of practice (SOP). Maintains SOP, always practices within his/her SOP and completes all credentialing documents in a timely manner.
• Evaluates appropriate objective and subjective parameters necessary to monitor drug therapy. Takes action independently and makes recommendations to provider when appropriate.
• Evaluates and ensures optimal, cost effective medication regimens through analysis of medication profiles, laboratory data, medical and social data and/or direct patient observation or interaction.
• Conducts medication reconciliation, identifies actual and potential drug- related problems, addresses and resolves any problems, summarizes significant findings, and documents in the electronic medical record.
• Develops rational alternative treatment plans in cases where the initial plan fails to achieve the desired therapeutic result, implements the plan or communicates this to the provider.
• Ensures that medication orders and prescriptions are accurately and efficiently entered, screened, verified, finished, and checked for accuracy, safety and efficacy utilizing professional knowledge, patient information, and by adherence to policies and procedures. CPS must never enter and finish their own orders when acting as the prescriber.
• Practices with added vigilance when ordering, monitoring, verifying and dispensing high risk/high alert medications.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Represent the COS office in coordinating actives within the Greenville practice among different COS-led services.
• Liaise between the Greenville practice and service chiefs located outside of Greenville (to include the Durham VA Medical Center and the rest of the Health Care System).
• Represent the COS office in Health Care System-wide management functions. This includes participation on system-wide quality efforts, privileging boards, governance committees, and resource management bodies.
• Assist in clarifying equipment requests, selection of new medical staff members, and defining clinical processes and flow within the Greenville practice.
• Implement system-wide policies at the Greenville practice (such as but not limited to; OOORAM, CPR, Safety Training, monitoring of specific TMS training).
• Supervise employee's performing work at various levels and provide administrative, technical, and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit/services including monitoring outreach efforts and for the management, coordination, planning, and development of key administrative activities for the clinic.
• Perform the administrative and personnel management functions relative to supervised staff. The incumbent establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes worker's performance, demonstrates, and conducts work performance critiques. Provides informal feedback, and periodically evaluates employee performance.
• Resolve informal complaints and grievances.
• Develop work performance improvement plans and recommend personnel actions as necessary.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Represent the COS office in coordinating actives within the Greenville practice among different COS-led services.
• Liaise between the Greenville practice and service chiefs located outside of Greenville (to include the Durham VA Medical Center and the rest of the Health System)
• Represent the COS office in Health System-wide management functions. This includes participation on system-wide quality efforts, privileging boards, governance committees, and resource management bodies.
• Assist in clarifying equipment requests, selection of new medical staff members, and defining clinical processes and flow within the Greenville practice.
• Supervise employee's performing work at various levels and provides administrative, technical, and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit/services including monitoring outreach efforts and for the management, coordination, planning, and development of key administrative activities for the clinic.
• Perform the administrative and personnel management function relative to staff supervised. The incumbent establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes workers performance, demonstrates, and conducts work performance critiques. Provides informal feedback periodically evaluates employee performance.
• Resolve informal complaints and grievances.
• Develop work performance improvement plans and recommend personnel actions as necessary.

Duties Include:

• Checks and performs calibration of technical ophthalmology screening instruments.
• Obtains patient physical history, to include chief complaint; reason for visit; pertinent signs and symptoms; current medication allergies; past ocular and general medical history both ocular and general; family history both ocular and general; social history; and review of medications and allergies, including current ocular prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Accurately tests visual acuity at distance and near, with and without correction or with and without a pinhole.
• Measures eyeglass prescription using manual or automated lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
• Performs pupil evaluation recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation. Performs swinging flashlight test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.
• Performs basic refractometry utilizing an auto refraction or habitual glass prescription in the phoropter.
• Instills eye medications (drops or ointments, including anesthetic, dye, dilating drops, cycloplegic drops, or antibiotics).
• Measures intraocular pressure with standard techniques, including Goldmann applanation tonometry.
• Performs pachymetry to determine corneal thickness or automated topography to determine corneal curvature.
• Performs intra-ocular lens calculations using an IOL Master or equivalent device.
• Performs automated visual field testing using various perimetry machines.
• Performs fundus photography.
• Performs optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the anterior segment, retina and optic nerve.
• Performs patient screening and triage of potentially urgent ocular conditions.
• Assists during clinic-based ophthalmic surgery and laser surgical procedures.
• Educates patients and legal authorized representatives in eye care.
• Assists in the education and training of medical students, residents and fellows in those facilities with medical school affiliations.
• Ensures proper cleaning and disinfection; calibration, maintenance, backup, annual inventory and ordering of instruments, supplies and equipment; obtains quotes as needed; and reports needed repairs to biomedical engineering.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Duties Include:

• Checks and performs calibration of technical ophthalmology screening instruments.
• Obtains patient physical history, to include chief complaint; reason for visit; pertinent signs and symptoms; current medication allergies; past ocular and general medical history both ocular and general; family history both ocular and general; social history; and review of medications and allergies, including current ocular prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Accurately tests visual acuity at distance and near, with and without correction or with and without a pinhole.
• Measures eyeglass prescription using manual or automated lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
• Performs pupil evaluation recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation. Performs swinging flashlight test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.
• Performs basic refractometry utilizing an auto refraction or habitual glass prescription in the phoropter.
• Instills eye medications (drops or ointments, including anesthetic, dye, dilating drops, cycloplegic drops, or antibiotics).
• Measures intraocular pressure with standard techniques, including Goldmann applanation tonometry.
• Performs pachymetry to determine corneal thickness or automated topography to determine corneal curvature.
• Performs intra-ocular lens calculations using an IOL Master or equivalent device.
• Performs automated visual field testing using various perimetry machines.
• Performs fundus photography.
• Performs optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the anterior segment, retina and optic nerve.
• Performs patient screening and triage of potentially urgent ocular conditions.
• Assists during clinic-based ophthalmic surgery and laser surgical procedures.
• Educates patients and legal authorized representatives in eye care.
• Assists in the education and training of medical students, residents and fellows in those facilities with medical school affiliations.
• Ensures proper cleaning and disinfection; calibration, maintenance, backup, annual inventory and ordering of instruments, supplies and equipment; obtains quotes as needed; and reports needed repairs to biomedical engineering.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The Advanced MSA works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model (i.e. BHIP or SUD team) and performs receptionist duties, customer service and other duties assigned for the proper and timely treatment of patients and maintains appointment schedules for one or more outpatient clinics.

Duties of this position are, but not limited to:

• Support mental health face to face, VVC and telehealth scheduling.
• Assist with clinic access contingency plans by adjusting appointment times, location, or dates as well as shift patients to other healthcare providers as conflict with staffing and/or coverage occurs.
• Incumbent must screen/receive phone calls in a courteous and timely manner, determine the nature of requests and provide the information desired using privacy rules and established clinic processes.
• Use a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner is essential when explaining procedures to veterans and their family members both in person and on the phone.
• Independently manage position responsibilities with little supervision as well as set priorities and deadlines adjusting the flow and sequencing of the work to meet team and patient needs.
• May participate in BHIP, SUD or other team huddles and meetings where patient care planning and management occur, except during staff shortages for coverage.
• Generates patient workload reports for validation and monitors activity in clinical areas to assure consistent and accurate reporting
• Ensure that all necessary health/administrative information are integrated into Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) by sending the documents to scanning
• Other duties as assigned

The Advanced MSA works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model (i.e. BHIP or SUD team) and performs receptionist duties, customer service and other duties assigned for the proper and timely treatment of patients and maintains appointment schedules forone or more outpatient clinics.Duties of this position are, but not limited to:

• Support mental health face to face, VVC and telehealth scheduling.
• Assist with clinic access contingency plans by adjusting appointment times, location, or dates as well as shift patients to other healthcare providers as conflict with staffing and/or coverage occurs.
• Incumbent must screen/receive phone calls in a courteous and timely manner, determine the nature of requests and provide the information desired using privacy rules and established clinic processes.
• Use a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner is essential when explaining procedures to veterans and their family members both in person and on the phone.
• Independently manage position responsibilities with little supervision as well as set priorities and deadlines adjusting the flow and sequencing of the work to meet team and patient needs.
• May participate in BHIP, SUD or other team huddles and meetings where patient care planning and management occur, except during staff shortages for coverage.
• Generates patient workload reports for validation and monitors activity in clinical areas to assure consistent and accurate reporting
• Ensure that all necessary health/administrative information are integrated into Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) by sending the documents to scanning
• Other duties as assigned

The successful candidate should provide quality patient centered care, demonstrate clinical excellence, decision making skills, commitment and the ability to oversee a complex clinical cases, coordinate and facilitate patient care with other health professionals, participate in education activities and peer review process as requested, maintain clinical practice privilege at good standards, maintain unrestricted medical license, demonstrate leadership skills.

Neurology department provides inpatient consultation services at the VA Salisbury health system and Outpatient services at 3 different locations- Salisbury campus, Charlotte HCC, Kernersville HCC. VA Salisbury holds national multiple sclerosis centers of excellence and offers specialty clinics in neuromuscular disorders such as ALS, Botox, EMG and EEG services, on site infusion services available at all 3 locations. We have Academic affiliation with Wake Forest Baptist hospital and provide education training for Neurology residents, medical students and PA students.

Salisbury VA health system provide a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, as well as extensive education and research programs. Comprehensive health care services are provided in multiple areas of medicine department, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Primary care, Geriatrics, TBI clinic.

Specific Duties May Include:

• Outpatient and Inpatient Neurology Consults
• Electrodiagnostic studies: EMG/NCS/ EEG
• Participation in activities, committees, boards, projects pertinent to the sub-specialty as dictated by strategic or other initiatives/taskings
• Wake Forest Baptist Health faculty appointment is encouraged for opportunities to work with residents and students
• Provider will act as "surrogates" for the patients of their colleagues when their colleagues are on leave
• Enter progress notes on inpatients on which the subspecialist rounds during weekdays, weekends or holidays
• On call duties

• The Pain Management Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP) works collaboratively with primary care providers at the main facility in Danville, IL, and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
• Serves as a mid-level provider with prescribing privileges as outlined in the individual's scope of practice.
• Delivers evidence-based comprehensive medication management (CMM) through direct patient care and as part of the interdisciplinary team providing Pain Management.
• Designs, implements, assesses monitoring and documents therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic and most economical medication treatments.
• Helps in achieving positive patient centric outcomes.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of VA/DOD clinical practice guidelines, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, Veterans Affairs (VA) performance measures, VA Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) initiatives and will integrate these standards into practice.
• Participates as a subject matter expert on pain-related committees at the local facility level.
• Assists with quality improvement projects related to pain.
• Obtains medication histories from patients and summarizes significant findings in the medical record and/or to the pain management team, as appropriate.
• Identifies, documents drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues per facility procedures.
• Provides medication counseling/education to patients and caregivers.
• Completes nonformulary request adjudications pertinent to pain management.
• Provides clinical pharmacy consultations and drug information to professional staff on the pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics of pharmaceutical products.
• Recognizes suicide risk factors, understands policies regarding suicide prevention and referral resources.
• Establishes and reviews pharmacy policies concerning ambulatory care, acute care, and pain management.
• Complies with all applicable Federal, VHA, and local regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to controlled substance accountability and drug accountability for pharmacy.
• Precepts and evaluates pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and other relevant trainees.
• Promotes and monitors compliance for established drug therapy policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Food Preparation:

• Works independently to prepare and cook a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten free, etc.) entrees and dessert items.
• Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed.
• Cooks hot cereals, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, gravies.
• Grills eggs, hamburgers, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.
• Uses a variety of methods to prepare meats, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling
• Slices meat items by hand confirming to specific size requirements or weight specifications.
• Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, muffin batters.
• Prepares and heats convenience items; prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners.
• Washes, peels and cuts fruits and vegetables by hand or machine. Assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items including gelatin molds and fruit crisps.
• Plans cooking processes to produce complete meals on time and at the proper temperature which may require coordination of cooking several items with different cooking times.
• Attractively presents and garnishes food.
• Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies and pastries.
• Washes, peels, chops, grinds, pares, cuts, slices, dices, purees, dredges, flours, breads items.
• Weighs, measures, assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets.
• Combines ingredients according to recipes to produce quality food items, minimizing preparation time and food waste.
• Pans foods for bulk rethermalization according to recipe guidelines and production guidelines.
• Covers, dates, and stores leftovers according to established local policies/procedures.
• Operates a variety of kitchen equipment: oven, combi oven/steamer, grill, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, blender, food processor, scale; follows safety procedures regarding the operation of equipment.
• Gathers test data to assist management in making purchasing and menu pricing decisions.

• Follows sanitary food handling procedures; covers, labels and dates food items; utilize or discard ingredients by expiration date.
• Disassembles and assembles component parts and accessories for cleaning.
• Cleans, stores and maintains all kitchen utensils, equipment and work areas practicing a "clean as you go" concept.
• Cleans and sanitizes assigned work areas: worktables, sinks, blast chillers, racks, carts.
• Achieves certification in food safety such as ServSafe and is able to apply knowledge of food safety, food temperatures, etc.
• Operates dish machine; checks detergent level and water temperature before washing and sanitizing cook's equipment. Checks equipment to make sure it is free of food residue and soap.
• Cleans ovens, combi oven/steamer, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, grill daily.
• Collects trash, sorts and prepares items for recycling.
• Cleans floors, walls, shelves as assigned.
• Performs deep cleaning tasks such as cleaning walk-in refrigerators and freezers. May operate powered floor cleaning or steam equipment for deep cleaning.
• Prepares food production worksheets from computerized recipe files.

• Receives, rotates and stores perishable and non-perishable items according to service policies.
• Removes outdated or damaged goods from stock.
• Labels all food items with contents and dates per labeling guidelines.
• Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients accurately and according to standardized recipes or requisitions.
• Monitor and maintain proper spacing of food products from floor, ceiling and shelving to ensure adequate air flow and spacing of products for optimal food safety.
• Monitor for signs of pest notifying the appropriate individual as determined by your local policy.
• Maintain accurate food inventories.
• Provides assistance to supervisor or higher grade worker in ordering food in accordance with daily and weekly menu requirements.
• Maintains strict security of all areas.
• Performs other related duties